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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFlCEt HERBERT G. CAPEL, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

BALlNG-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 338,712, dated March30, 1886.

Application filed June 1,1885. Serial No. 167.360. (No model.) Patentedin England March 19, 1885, No. 3,501.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT CHURCHILL CAPEL, engineer, a subject of theQueen of Great Britain, residing at London, England, have invented newand useful Improvements in Billing-Presses, (for which I have appliedfor provisional protection in Great Britain, No. 3,501, hearing dateMarch 18, 1885,) of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to presses for baling hay, straw, rags, or othersubstancesthat is to say, for compressing the same into a compact formfor storage or transportation.

A baling-press of the class to which my invention appertains, as usuallyheretofore constructed, comprises a wooden box properly strengthened andprovided with doors on two opposite sides to permit the discharge of thefinished bale. It also comprises a fixed top platen and a movable bottomplaten or follower strengthened or supported by a strong beam. Thebottom platen is arranged to be raised by means of levers to compressthe hay or other substance, vertical slots being cut in the ends of thebox to permit the upward movement of the beam supporting the said bottomplaten.

My invention has for its object to improve the construction of thesepresses, and thereby facilitate the opening of the box, the compressionof the hay or other substance, and the discharge of the bale. For thispurpose I secure to each end of the top platen one or more bars or rodsor other supports, which extend downward outside the box and areconnected by hinge-joints to the bottom frame or other part of thepress, so that the said top platen can be readily moved to one sidearound or about the said hinge-j oints, when necessary, to allow the boxto be filled; and I arrange the said bars or supports, in: combinationwith levers or other devices, in such a manner that they form a part ofor support the apparatus for raising the bottom platen or follower. Insome cases I secure the platen to bars or rods which are either plain orprovided with projections on one or more sides, and I place on each baror rod two grippers or clutches so constructed that while they willslide freely thereon when upward pressure is exerted upon them, will,unless prevented, grip or hold the said bars or rods firmly when pushedor pulled downward. I connect these grippers or clutches either directlyor by means of a link or links to the bottom platen and to suitablelevers, so that when the said levers are worked the bottom platen willbe raised and the bale com pressed. Preferably I employ at each end ofthe press one rod or bar with two clutches thereon, which clutches areconnected by means of links of different lengths to a lever, the saidlinks being coupled to the lever at two points near the end thereof, andI couple another link to the said lever (at a point be tween the pointsof connection of the aforesaid links) and to the beam supporting thebottom platen. I thus obtain a double action of the lever-that is tosay, the lever will raise the bottom platen both in its upstroke and inits downstroke. I further improve the construction of the press bymaking the end pieces of the box to move outward upon hinge-joints attheir lower ends, and I provide for securing the doors of the box andthe said end pieces by making V-shaped or other suitable recesses in orprojections on the doors to fit corresponding projections on or recessesin the said end pieces in such a manner that immediately the retainersor devices which hold these parts firmly together are disengaged orremoved, the end pieces will move outward simultaneously with the sidesof the box, and thus leave the bale free to be discharged from thepress. I sometimes construct the top platen or bottom platen, or both,so that they can oscillate or rock on the beams which support them, inorder to facilitate the discharge of a cylindrical or other shaped balewhen made.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown how my said invention may beconveniently and advantageously carried into practice.

Figure 1 is a plan, Fig. 2 a front elevation, and Fig. 3 an endelevation, of a light boxpress made according to my invention. Fig. 4 isa side elevation showing a slight modification of my invention.

Like letters indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawings.

A indicates the bottom frame.

B is the top platen, which consists of a tend to cause them to grip thebars.

wooden beam, 1), having bolted thereto the cross-pieces b, and'which isconnected to the bottom frame, A, by means of two square rods or bars,0, passing through the top platen and firmly secured therein by means ofthe pins .0. These bars or rods are connected by hingeoints at c to thecrossieces 0 0*, which form- J P part of the bottom frame, A. Thereforethe said platen is supported by the rods or bars 0, but can be movedtherewith around or about the points 0 to prevent the filling of thebox.

D is the bottom platen or follower, which consists of'a wooden beam, d,having the crosspieces d held in their places thereon by the pieces d towhich they are secured. These pieces simply rest on the said beam, sothat they can freely oscillate or rock thereon.

.E E are grippers or clutches ofcast-steel or other suitable material,which are fittedupon the rods or bars 0, as shown. The grippers orclutches E are connected with the levers or lever-sockets Fby the linkse, which are coupled at the points 6 to the said levers,

and the grippers or clutches E are connectedwith the said lever-socketsby the links 6 which are coupled thereto at the pointse". The saidgrippers or clutches are so made tliat their centers of gravity arefarther from the bars 0 than the points f f, where the links arecoupledto them, so that their weight will In some cases I make each of the saidgrippers or clutches as shown in Fig. 4, and provide them with a pin orrod, (1, acted upon by a spring, a, which tends to press it against therod or bar 0 and thereby cause the clutch to grip thesame. Anadjusting-screw, a is provided for regulating the pressure exerted bythe said spring. \Vhen the clutch is lifted by means of the lever, thesaid spring is compressed and the clutch is slightly turned, so that itis free to slide on the rod or bar 0, but when the clutch is pressed orpulled downward by means of the lever the spring acts to cause theclutchto grip the said rod or bar. A long wooden lever is to be fittedinto each of the lever-sockets F. These sockets are connected by links 9with the bottom platen, D. The said links are coupled to thelever-sockets F at the points 9 between the points 0 c and preferablynearer to the points 6 so that less force will be required to raise thelevers than to depress them. The links 9 are so coupled to thebottomplaten that they will oscillate with the bars or rods Oand therefore notinterfere with the movement of the top platen.

G G are two doors secured by hinge-joints at g, and consisting of strongboards strengthened by cross-pieces g.

H H are the ends of the box, which are connected by hinge-joints at h tothe bottom frame, A, and consist of strong boards strengthened bycross-pieces h.

I I are catchesor retaining-hooks, of which there are eight, pivotedupon bolts or screws 1', secured in the cross-pieces h. Thecrosselasticity of the bale.

pieces 9 have V-shaped recesses or notches cut in them, as shown in Fig.1, into which recesses or notches fit corresponding V-shaped projectionson the cross-pieces h, the whole being held rigidly together by theretaining hooks or catches I.

K K are parts of the two sides of the box, of which the doors G form.the other parts. The parts K are loosely connected at k to the sides H,so as not to prevent the free movement of the latter around or abouttheir pivots h. a

The operation of my'improved press is as followsthat is to say: The topplaten, B, is turned upon its hinges into the position shown in dottedlines in Fig. 3, and allowed to remain in this position to permit thebox to be filled with the material to be compressed.

The said platen is then pushed back into its the pressure exerted onthem by reason of the When the bale has been secured, it is relieved ofpressure by holding the grippers'E E in such a position that they canslide down the bars or rods 0, and the bottom platen is thus lowered ashort distance. The bale will then with very little assistance drop outof the press by reason of the rocking movement of the face of the bot-'tom platen upon its beam. The bottom platen is then lowered, so that itrests on the bottom frame, A, the doors and ends are closed, and theretaining hooks or catches are engaged with the cross-pieces 9 The pressis then ready for forming another bale. The bottom platen will be raisedby both the upstroke and the downstroke of the levers, because when thelevers are depressed the clutches E will grip the rods 0, the pins orbolts e serving as the fulcrums of the said levers, so that the links 9and the bottom platen will be raised, and

when the levers are lifted the clutches E will grip the rods 0, the pinsor bolts 6 serving as the fulcrums of the said levers, so that thelinksf and the bottom platen will be raised, as before.

What I claim is- 1. In a baling-press in which the 'follower' is raisedto compress the bale and the tying of the bale is effected at the top ofthe press, the

combination of the top platen, B, secured to rods O1 'Sl1p1)OItS C,hinged or pivoted to the follower, and the levers F, for operating thesaid grippers or clutches to raise the said follower, all substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

2. A pair of grippers, E E, in combination with the rod 0, on which theyare fitted, the I lever-socket F, which is connected to said grippers bylinkse 6 the link 9, which is atjections are V-shaped or of othersuitable form to permit the said doors and end pieces I 5 to moveoutward simultaneously immediately the retainers are disengaged, for thepurpose above specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence oftwo subscribing 20 witnesses.

HERBERT O. OAPEL. Witnesses:

DAVID YOUNG,

45 Southmnpton Buildings. JOHN E. BONSFIELD.

